Studying small groups - Campion, Medsker & Higgs (2006
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Which five themes and characteristics are related to work group effectiveness?
- Job Design
- Interdependence
- Composition
- Context
- Process
What is the theme Job Design?
- Self-Management, autonomy at the individual job level
- Participation, degree to which all members are allowed to participate in decisions
- Task Variety, giving each member the chance to perform a number of the group's tasks
- Task Significance, members should believe that their group's work has significant consequences
- Task Identity, the degree tot which the group completes a whole and separate piece of work.
What is the theme Composition?
- Heterogeneity in terms of abilities and experiences has been found to have a positive effect on performance.
- Flexibility, if members can perform each other's jobs, effectiveness is enhanced because they can fill in as needed
- Relative Size, large enough to accomplish the work, but not too large
- Preference for Group Work
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What is the theme Context?
- Training, team philosofy, group decision making, interpersonal skills and technical knowledge.
- Managerial Support, material and information
- Communication / Cooperation Between Groups
What is the theme Process?
- Potency, believe by the group that it can be effective
- Social Support, members help each other and have positive social interactions
- Workload Sharing, preventing social-loafing or free-riding
- Communication / Cooperation Between Groups
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